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Robert Bloom retirement article
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Publication, Clipping
  • Other
  • People
  • 1980
  • No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
Robert Bloom retirement article
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
Document, 2 pages, photocopy of newspaper article "Au Revoir, not goodbye" by Gordon Emerson, written around March 1980, about retirement of Robert Bloom. Annotated with note by Sara Lambert "Sally" Bloom saying the job of assembling and publishing Bob Bloom's music, mentioned in the article, took longer than expected.
Robert and Sara Bloom information
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Document, Report
  • Other
  • People
  • No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
Robert and Sara Bloom information
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
Document, 3 pages. 1st: "Other Publications" being a list of 3 publications by Sara Lambert Bloom. 2nd: biography of Sara Lambert Bloom. 3rd: biography of Robert Bloom, 1908-1994.
Ladies Home Journal 1911
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Publication, Periodical, Magazine
  • Other
  • Copyright Not Evaluated
Ladies Home Journal 1911
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
Magazine, "Ladies Home Journal," Curtis Publishing Company, Philadelphia. Issue of 15 May 1911, "The Girls Mid-May Number", with postal label addressed to Mrs Wm Bulger, Cranberry Isle, Maine.
Ladies Home Journal 1908
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Publication, Periodical, Magazine
  • Other
  • Copyright Not Evaluated
Ladies Home Journal 1908
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
Magazine, "Ladies Home Journal," Curtis Publishing Company, Philadelphia. Issue of March 1908, "The Spring Fashion Number with 100 Fashion Pictures."
The Modern Priscilla, Needlework and Housekeeping 1918
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Publication, Periodical, Magazine
  • Other
  • Copyright Not Evaluated
The Modern Priscilla, Needlework and Housekeeping 1918
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
Magazine, "The Modern Priscilla, Home Needlework and Everyday Housekeeping," Priscilla Publishing Company, Boston. Issue of Apr 1918. Includes embroidery patterns and many wartime recipes.
Songbook (1896) owned by Carrie M. Richardson with newspaper clippings ca. 1900
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Publication, Book
  • Other
  • Copyright Not Evaluated
Description:
Book, hardcover, "Uplifting Songs - For Praise, Revival Meetings, and Sabbath School", edited by C.C. Case and J.R. Murray, published by The John Church Co., New York, 1896. Belonged to Carrie M. Richardson. Seven newspaper clippings pasted inside the covers, mostly poetry, one dated 11 Apr 1900.
Silver rug needle or sewing punch tool
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Object, Fabric Piercing Tool
  • Other
  • No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
Silver rug needle or sewing punch tool
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
Sewing tool. Antique rug needle or sewing punch tool, a.k.a stiletto sewing awl. Silver handle, steel shank with removable, sliding mechanism bearing patent info: PAT. 0 APR-6-09. Would have been used for a variety of endeavors like ripping seams, as a punch tool in rug making, creating eyelet holes in embroidery, and pricking patterns. Implement was recovered from Ruth "Robin" Freeman's barn across from the Preble House. Freeman is the donor's niece. [show more]
Patchwork quilt - Sanford
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Object, Art, Needlework, Quilt
  • Other
  • No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
Patchwork quilt - Sanford
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
Quilt. Patchwork wool and polyester squares of black, grey, blue, and green one single white corduroy square. Squares are 6" x5" slightly irregular. Solid black satin with floral pattern back folded over on the parallel long edges to make a border. Machine stitching.
Hooked rug with wading waterbird
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Object, Furnishings, Rug
  • Other
  • People
  • Stanley - Eliza
  • No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
Hooked rug with wading waterbird
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
Rug. Hooked, yarn and jersey material, with note "...made by Eliza Stanley." White waterbird with yellow bill wading with cattails, mountains, and butterfly in background; brown border. Faded, torn, worn, repaired at some earlier time. Eliza Stanley b. 1888 and d. 1967. (Donor bought Eliza and Pink Stanley's house 1970.)
Metal tea strainer
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Object, Food Separating Tool, Kitchen Strainer
  • Other
  • 1908
  • No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
Metal tea strainer
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
Kitchenware. Tea strainer. Small, metal sieve basket suspended above attached metal bowl with black wooden handle. Stamped with: "Superior, Pat. Dec 22, 08, ALLCO"
Curved Steel Chopper
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Object, Knife
  • Other
  • Copyright Not Evaluated
Curved Steel Chopper
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
Kitchenware. Curved steel chopper with riveted steel handle. "U. S. Stainless". For use in cutting dough or other foods.
Plate warmer
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Object, Plate Warmer
  • Other
  • No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
Plate warmer
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
Kitchenware. Plate warmer. White ceramic plate with blue rim permanently affixed to a metal bowl with two metal handles and a metal spout with screwable mouthpiece that has a tiny hole in it to allow steam to escape. Likely unscrewed the spout, filled it with hot water, or heated the whole assemblage.
Hitty Willow Thompson doll
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Object, Doll
  • Object, Doll
  • Other
  • 2005
  • No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
Hitty Willow Thompson doll
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
Doll, Hitty Willow Thompson, wood, carved by Pat Thompson in 2005, in green dress with white smock; donated by HittyforEveryone Yahoo group in memory of Diane Barrow-Clark. Diane was caretaker of the imaginary "Lake Thonotosassa Boarding School" in Florida (LTBS, as she referred to it) where Hitty Willow Thompson was Head Mistress. Accessories with doll: yellow-walled apartment box, hanging on its wall is a picture of Diane, a picture of the students that were at LTBS, and also a picture of Jacques, the last doll purchased by Diane and donated to the HittyforEveyrone group to use as their travel doll. Further accessories: red cotton dress, doll quilt white squares and green squares with brown star, light yellow knitted doll afghan, blue wool cape, knitted white shawl, knitted mustard-color shawl, knitted mustard-color handbag, ceramic cup and saucer white with orange-colored decorative decal, coffee pot with spout and orange colored decorative decal, orange carrots in a green bowl (all one piece plastic), green plastic caricature turtle, teddy bear with red ribbon neck kerchief, tiny "Hitty, Her First Hundred Years" book, clothes chest with one (inoperable) drawer, round coffee table, and wooden round-top treasure chest with leather straps and buckles (made in China). All these items were donated by HittyforEveryone group members: Kathie Baxter, Linda Bennett and the Yabba Dabba Doo Hittys, Elise Buhn, Sharon Horswill, Linda Knott, Judy Millman and the Sherman Oaks Hittys,and Sue Parker. (See GCIHS web page for Hitty doll information.) [show more]
The Old Homestead, poem
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Publication, Clipping
  • Other
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
  • No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
The Old Homestead, poem
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
The Old Homestead, a poem by E.T. Preble., reminisces about the Preble house on GCI and all the lives now past. The author of the poem is most likely Elmenia Thompson Spurling, b. 19 Aug 1840, who married first Ezra Carroll, then William Henry Preble. Elmenia had four children by Preble, one being Abby Lizzie Preble, b. 25 Sep 1865, d. 24 Dec 1901 in Chicago. (Statement at bottom of poem connects author to GCI Preble house.)
U.S. flag - 48 states from Stanley home
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Object, Flag
  • Other
  • No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
U.S. flag - 48 states from Stanley home
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
Flag, 48-Star U.S. flag. Ruth Westphal says, "Found in the home of Alice & Richard Stanley when we purchased it in July 1970. Home was built in 1910 by the Stanleys."
Harmonica
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Object, Musical, Woodwind Instrument, Harmonica
  • Other
  • Copyright Not Evaluated
Harmonica
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
Musical instrument. Harmonica. Wood and metal, Marine Band, M. Hohner, made in Germany. Various trademarks: two hands holding a circle and ULM 1871, Stutgart 1881. Philad 1886. Tud Bunker's harmonica.
Recording of Cranberry Arcady music
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Document, Recording, Audio Recording
  • Other
  • No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
Recording of Cranberry Arcady music
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
Audio cassette tape, Cranberry Arcady, musicians E. Zukerman, Sara Lambert "Sally" Bloom, G. Figersa, Goldberg-trio, Telemann Concerto, Bach, Dvorak Serenade, Mozart Serenade.
Poetry reading "Weathers" by Charles Wadsworth
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Document, Recording, Audio Recording
  • Other
  • 1998
  • In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
Poetry reading "Weathers" by Charles Wadsworth
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
Audio cassette tape, poetry reading "Weathers" by Charles Wadsworth, music by Geoff Wadsworth copyright 1998
Poetry reading by Charles Wadsworth
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Document, Recording, Audio Recording
  • Other
  • Charles Wadsworth
  • 1989
  • In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
Poetry reading by Charles Wadsworth
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
Audio cassette tape, poetry reading "Views from the Island" by Charles Wadsworth, music by Geoff Wadsworth copyright 1989
Goldfinches and Dandelions poetry and music
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Document, Recording, Audio Recording
  • Other
  • Geoff Wadsworth
  • 1996
  • In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
Goldfinches and Dandelions poetry and music
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
Audio cassette tape, poetry reading "Goldfinches and Dandelions" by Charles Wadsworth, music by Geoff Wadsworth copyright 1996
Local musicians concert
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Document, Recording, Audio Recording
  • Other
  • 1985
  • No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
Local musicians concert
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
Audio cassette tape, Side 1: Eugene Zuckerman, Sara Lambert "Sally" Bloom, G. Figeroa, Wm. Goldberg, Cranberry Island, 1985, playing Telemann. Side 2: R. Bloom conductor, Sally Bloom oboe, Arcady Musicians on clarinet, horn, bassoon, cello, playing Bach, Mozart 1985
William B. Goldberg playing piano
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Document, Recording, Audio Recording
  • Other
  • People
  • No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
William B. Goldberg playing piano
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
Audio cassette recording. William B. Goldberg, piano, made by Educo Records, Ventura, California. William Goldberg often played at the Great Cranberry Island Congregational Church.
Bertie and Freddy Birlem book - Barnes New National readers
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Publication, Booklet
  • Other
  • A.S Barnes and CO
  • 1880
  • Cranberry Isles, Great Cranberry Island
  • In Copyright
Bertie and Freddy Birlem book - Barnes New National readers
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
A book entitled "Barned, New National Readers" owned by Bertie and Freddy Birlem
Stool for organ with red brocade top
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Object, Furnishings, Stool
  • Other
  • No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
Stool for organ with red brocade top
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
Artifact, organ stool red brocade top
Food slicer or wood plane
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Object, Other Object
  • Other
  • No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
Food slicer or wood plane
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
Tool, kitchen, large food slicer (for cheese?); or a plane for wood?